SPACE FORCE reverberation SERIES USER MANUAL v1.
CONTENTS BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................... 1 BYPASS & TRAILS ................................................................................. 3 Mankind has long known of the amazing properties of reverberant spaces. From the brilliant reflections of the largest concert halls to the splashy depths of your own shower, every space has its own characteristic sound.
INS & OUTS CONTROLS & DISPLAY Your Leap Series pedal is pretty complex under the hood, but we worked hard to make sure that it’s easy to drive. We’ve equipped every Leap Series pedal with a plethora of pluggable ports, to allow you lots of flexibility in your pedalboard routing. We combined a simple user interface with a high-contrast OLED display to get you the maximum tweakability with the minimum frustration. Just turn the knobs, it acts like pretty much every other pedal.
SOUND MODES Space Force has eight selectable sound modes, each based on a different reverb effect type. You can tweak these modes to your taste, and you can save any sound to any preset. To change sound modes, turn the lower right knob on page 1. Tap the lower right knob to advance to the next page.
SETUP MENU PRESETS How do you make quick changes on a pedal that has 12+ knobs? PRESETS. Every Leap Series pedal allows you to save up to 32 presets that contain the entire state of the pedal. To enter the Setup menu, first hold down the PAGE / MENU knob (lower right,) then hold the left foot switch. Turn the lower left knob to scroll through the available parameters, then turn the lower right knob to set its value. Loading a preset recalls all knob positions, sound modes, and expression pedal mappings.
EXPRESSION PEDAL Connect a TRS expression pedal to the MultiJack to control any or all of the pedal parameters remotely. Enter the Setup menu and configure M.JACK = EXPRESSN, then save and exit. Leap Series pedals requires a TRS expression pedal, sleeve = 0V (common,) ring = 3.3V, tip = 0-3.3V. You can also use an external control voltage (CV) connected to tip and sleeve, as long as it doesn’t exceed 3.3V. If you’re using a MIDI controller, you can send MIDI CC 100, value 0-127.
TAP TEMPO AND MIDI CLOCK Leap Series pedals support Tap Tempo for the modulation LFO or the delay time. The pedal will always prioritize the delay time for sound modes that have both LFO and delay. Tap the TAP / CTRL (left) footswitch once to begin the Tap Tempo function. The display will show TAP in the lower left corner to indicate that the pedal is waiting for a second tap. Tap the TAP / CTRL (left) footswitch a second time to set the tempo and end the Tap Tempo function.
MIDI SETUP MIDI COMMANDS The MultiJack can also act as a MIDI interface, to allow full remote control of your Leap Series pedal. Enter the Setup menu and configure M.JACK = MIDI, then set CHANNL = your desired MIDI channel. Save and exit. You can then connect your Leap Series pedal to your MIDI controller or other device using the MultiJack. We recommend the use of an active MIDI converter such as the Disaster Area MIDI Box 4.
SPECIFICATIONS • Input: Mono or stereo (TRS) • Output: Mono or stereo (use either TRS or dual TS) • Input Impedance: 1M ohms • Output Impedance: 560 ohms • Power Requirements: DC 9V only, 250mA or greater • Requires isolated DC power supply • Dimensions: 2.4” x 4.7” x 1.
